maintenance

We sharpen our tools in one of two places, at home or in the field. At home we can use large bench stones and a fancy set up to get exact angles and excellent results on our edges. In the field it is a different story entirely, where even finding a flat surface can prove challenging. The Fällkniven FS4 Flipstone is a field based sharpening tool. Let’s take a closer look.

“You are only as sharp as your knife.” Keeping a favourite bushcraft axe in top condition or maintaining a large amount of teaching knives for the next course; there are a few things we do here at Ember Survival to make sure our kit is performing well. Read our full how to guide on Bushcraft Knife & Axe Maintenance.

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